A Parent Is Trying to Increase the Time His Child

question 168

Multiple Choice

A parent is trying to increase the time his child spends studying by rewarding the child with a baseball card for each hour he studies.The child does not increase or decrease his study time.This story illustrates the difference between

• A) shaping and response chaining.
• B) rewards and operant reinforcers.
• C) rewards and operant punishments.
• D) conditioned and unconditioned responses.

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Definitions:

Hunting Group Size

The number of individuals in a group that come together to hunt prey, influencing the strategy and success of the hunt.

Prey Abundance

The availability or population density of prey species in a given area, influencing the dynamics of predator-prey interactions.

Imprinting

A form of learning occurring at a particular life stage that is rapid and apparently independent of the consequences of behavior.

Social Learning

Learning through observing others and imitating them.